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| A Spanish version of the Geriatric Depression Scale in Mexican-American elders | | Author(s) | F M Baker, David V Espino |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 1, January 1997 |
| Pages | pp 21-25 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Psychogeriatric patients ; Ethnic groups ; Screening ; Evaluation ; Mexico ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study aimed to establish the sensitivity of a Spanish translation of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-S) in a sample of 41 elderly Mexican-American psychiatric patients with a diagnosis of depressive disorders. The reverse translation technique was used, and bilingual Mexican-American psychiatrists carried out the evaluation. The GDS-S was administered by trained interviewers within 2-4 weeks of admission to 28 patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and 13 patients with other depressive disorders (ODD). No other screening instruments for depressive symptoms were used. Results obtained indicate that the GDS-S may have limited value in screening community-resident Mexican-American elders for depressive symptoms unless they have significant medical problems which limit their functions and are associated with the dysthymic disorder. Screening instruments for depression which include neurovegetative or somatic items may be a better choice for this population. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970807202 A |
| Classmark | ENR: LF:E: TK: 3V: 4C: 7TY: 7T |
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